The present invention relates to a method of adjusting control commands for moving a medical camera connected to a motorized support structure, wherein the adjustment is based on images provided by the camera. Based on a comparison of at least two images provided by the camera, an actual motion of the camera is determined and compared with an intended motion defined by a control command forwarded to the motorized support structure. In case a deviation between the intended motion and the actual motion is determined, a correction is applied to the control command such that the actual motion of the camera coincides with the intended motion.
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2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining the correction data comprises correlating the intended motion data with the actual motion data in a coordinate system that is common to both the intended motion data and the actual motion data, the coordinate system comprising a coordinate system of an associated display device that is adapted to display images that are received by the associated imaging device.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining the actual motion data comprises determining the actual motion data by image processing determining the motion of the associated imaging device relative to the associated structure displayed on an associated display device with a first image corresponding to the first image data and a second image corresponding to the second image data.
8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the determining the correction data comprises determining the correction data for every control command received by the associated moving device.
9. The method according to claim 1 further comprising controlling an associated display device to not show in a sequence of images a motion of the associated imaging device that deviates from the intended motion.
10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining the correction data comprises applying a plausibility check to determine whether the determined correction of the control command is reasonable, particularly wherein a reasonable correction of the control command does not exceed a maximum limit and/or a minimum limit.
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August 30, 2019
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